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"There is an alarming amount of misinformation and conflicting information about nutrition, health, and weight on the internet."
The award is the highest general distinction conferred on an undergraduate. The students will be recognized at Alumni Day on Saturday.
A mom forbade her babysitter from giving her son snacks because they are 'processed crap.' Instead, she made him wait to eat hours until dinner, a move child development experts like pediatricians and dietitians say is a bad idea.
Brooklyn-based boxing instructor Nancy Chen said her Apple Watch was able to hone in on the effectiveness of her workouts. "I really struggled with disordered eating, pretty much like off and on throughout college," Chen told ABC News. Chen's experience is not uncommon among the users of those devices, according to medical experts who point to some of the potential downsides posed by relying on the devices and data.
Many people with eating disorders die from suicide. Improving perception of internal body states, or interoception, can help everyone better care for their own bodies.